aka the Plasma Sword, was the star of the show, with its devastating glowing blades granting us scoreboard domination. [Arnov Sharma] has now built a quality replica of this science-fiction weapon.

Crafted from plastic, it’s been painted in a metallic finish and adorned with jewel embellishments to mimic the hilts of the swords that have been melted together. Jon Snow’s Longclaw sword ($ ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...

The reigns of the caliph Harun al-Rashid and his successor al-Ma'mun have long been viewed as the golden age of the medieval Islamic caliphate. Yet how did chroniclers represent this crucial period?

The enduring impact of war, poverty and neoliberal transformation are visible everywhere. Late Ottoman areas of ...

Harun Al-Rashid, Fatima, Usma and Al-Buruni form the panel of steely potential investors with dinar to present to Muslim inventors, if they can impress the panel with their products. The products ...

Mosque and hospital of Divriği in modern day Turkey. It was built in the 13th century and you can still visit its remains today. During the Abbasid Caliphate (AD750 -1258), Baghdad became the ...

Angela Alsobrooks is headed to the Senate, as the Democratic Party picks up a crucial win in the race for Senate control. Voters Beware: FBI Issues Warning on Fake Viral Videos on Election Day The ...

Dua Rashid is a consumer tech reporter at Gizmodo. She joined in late 2023 after three and a half years of freelancing for a bunch of tech publications including IGN, PCMag, BuySide from WSJ ...

Allen Root is an associate editor at Barron’s. He spent 17 years on Wall Street and joined Barron's from broker R.W Baird, where he was the industrial strategist.